As Total War: Shogun 2 shows, for example, Japan is a country that has lived through a number of different historical eras that have long shaped its shape. One of the most important was undoubtedly the shogunate. And it is at this stage that the story of the new board game “White Castle” unfolds. We will talk about how this euro works and whether it is difficult to hack into it in the following lines.
Number of players: 14
Game time: 60 – 90 min.
Price: 675 CZK (Muzzle)
Provided by: Muzzle games
Age: 12+
The plot of the board game “White Castle” takes you to 1761.
The regent of the Edo shogunate in the world of the board game White Castle determines where the steps of the entire society will go. However, you are not here as an ordinary person, but as the leader of one of the smaller clans trying to establish themselves in the courtyard of Himeji Castle, and this is no joke. You will try to influence politics, the military, as well as general agricultural issues. You can get used to the game relatively quickly, although the pile of things in the box can be quite intimidating at first. On this Euroboard, each game consists of three rounds.
Over the course of three rounds, each player has the opportunity to make three moves, which are closely related to the dice. However, in the White Castle board game, you don’t actually throw them, but pick them off bridges. Yes, you read that right. On the playing field you can find a trio of bridges, on the edges of which there are always two cubes, and the center is filled with their brothers of the same color, which fill the empty spaces the moment you select one of the cubes. . Interestingly, if you choose from the left bank, you will be rewarded with a lantern that you can work with later, in addition to a cube with a lower value. You then place the chosen die on the chosen square of the corresponding color. If the value is higher than that shown in the picture, you will receive money, if lower, on the contrary, you will have to reach into your pocket.
There are more options for dividing cubes
Once you pay, the action associated with the field will be assessed. You can place the cube on squares located in the castle, behind walls, on a well, or in your personal estate, which is a path to resources, but you will usually have to pay to act on it, since it works with a die value of 6. Either way, it’s a little more accessible, a well that will reward you without too much pretense. Cubes can also be placed in areas inside the castle or outside the walls, where you have the opportunity to activate gardeners, soldiers or courtiers.
Each caste offers you different options. Gardeners produce resources for food. A warrior with iron tension can perform actions related to the selected range. And of course there are courtiers, with whom you gain an audience and move up the social ladder, which is a path to action cards and other interesting rewards. The entire round ends when White Castle offers you only three dice across bridges. Once this happens, the gardeners perform an action on the cards they occupy and the next of three rounds begins. At the end of the game, you add up the points for resources, your progress during the game, and clan members, and then determine the winner.
Although White Castle looks quite inaccessible at first glance, I would say that it is relatively easy to get into. Once you understand the basic mechanics, you’ll be treated to a polished board game that involves a lot of dice and resource manipulation. Working with cubes has a very big impact on how you move. Interestingly, the cubes can be stacked on top of each other, but only up to a certain height. Once this is reached, some fields will be closed to you in certain situations.
Power struggles have a decent effect in White Castle
The battle of clans for power has ended, and with it our review of this album. One could say that this is a very accessible work in which less is more. Overall, you’ll be presented with a good game plan, a number of options for individual actions, and an interesting dice concept that you work with to try to gain as much influence as possible. The only thing I would complain about about the White Castle board game is that it doesn’t actually have an insert and offers a lot of components so when you take it out of the box it’s not a very pleasant experience. But if you ignore this drawback, you will get a lively Eurogame that can attract you to the gaming table.
We would like to thank Czech distributor Tlama Games for providing us with a review copy of White Castle.
Source :Indian TV
